Tool and die makers are highly skilled crafters working in the manufacturing industries. Tool and die makers work primarily in toolroom environments—sometimes literally in one room but more often in a
A machinist is a tradesperson or trained professional who operates machine tools, and has the ability to set up tools such as milling machines, grinders, lathes, and drilling machines.
Tool and die maker
…often a blend of toolroom work and production work, because each project requires some of both, and the same employees may "wear each hat" in sequence. Machinist – Skilled operator of machine tools category:machine tool builders…
Machinist, operating a metal lathe
Machinery repairman creates helicopter part aboard an aircraft carrier
Many women worked as machinists in the United States during World War II, sometimes referred to as 'Rosies'.